CD: ROIR RUSCD 8248
- mystical cosmic vibration
- dr. dr. humanity
- International orchitis
- pecker power Pt. 2
- pecker power Pt. 1
- concrete jungle
- militant sniff
- jamming
- mystical Electro harakiri
- Beggars Suite parts 1-3
- dub jam rock
- kylyn
JAMAICAN:
- Robbie Shakespeare
- Sly Dunbar
- Rico Rodriguez
- Augustus Pablo
- Mikey "Mao" Chung
- "Family Man" Barrett
- Carlton Barrett
- Tyrone Downie
- Marcia Griffiths
- Judy Mowatt
- Zoot "Scully" Sims
- Al Anderson
- Anicia Banks
- "Sticky"
- Ben Payton
- Wire Lindo
JAPANESE:
- Pecker
- Sigaharu Muhai
- Naoja "The Emperor" Matsuoka
- Minako Yoshida
- Vitamin Dread
- Kenji Ohmura
- Akira Sakata
Production Coordinator:
Lister Hewan-Lowe Production, Engineers and Mixers: Vitamin Dread, Pecker,
Crucial Bunny Tom Tom, Solgie, Robbie, Superman Goto, Errol Brown, Chiao
Ng, Minako, Toshiro Itoh
Liner Notes: Keith Cahoon
An amazing but true story about an experimental dub session organized by BOB MARLEY in Jamaica in 1979!!!
In 1979 during a visit to Japan, Bob Marley met the acclaimed Japanese percussionist Pecker. Pecker, a big fan of reggae, convinced Marley to bring top Japanese musicians (mostly members of The Yellow Magic Orchestra) to Jamaica to mix it up with the cream of Jamaican reggae artists, to jam and play out in informal dub sessions at both Channel One and Tuff Gong Studios. The astounding results were released only in Japan on two separate LP's in 1980.
"A fantastic collection of dub/fusion/percussion featuring artists from Japan and Jamaica. This vital and motivated dub recording is both haunting and electrifying. CRUCIAL!" - CMJ, 1987
"You can feel the vitality of the music." - Carol Schutzbank, Bizarre 1987
"Big name musicians. Constantly hot!" - Jared Rutter, Players 1987
"The cream of Jamaican session-hood." - Q Review, UK 1987
"The mix of talents is pretty amazing. People like Sly & Robbie, Augustus Pablo, Rico Rodriguez, Aston Barrett, Judy Mowatt, joined by the cream of Japanese fusion, the whole thing pulled together and overseen by Bob Marley and apparently Winston (Burning Spear) Rodney." -John Strausbaugh, City Paper
"Summit meeting of premier reggae musicians. Flashy licks, booming bass, rippling drums." - Memphis Commercial Appeal 1988
"Killer compendium of sessions organized by Bob Marley. 60 minutes of dub exploration." - Doug Wendt, Pulse 1987
"Has a unique Zen-pop flavor that should sound ultra dread on your boom box this summer." - David Fricke, Rolling Stone 1987
"Most crucial dub release ever issued. Hypnotic drum. Essential dub rockers - work more diverse than what you will hear on most dub releases." - Morgan Gerard, Street Sound
"This is dub-fusion percussion at its coolest; it's both haunting and electrifying. Ardent record fans will have no trouble identifying which cuts sport Family Man." - Amy Watchel, The Night Nurse 1987
"Some of the best dub of all time. This complete reissue of two Japanese LP's ('Pecker Power' and 'Instant Rasta') combines the best of classic mid-70's dub (Joe Gibbs 'African Series', Pablo, Tubby styles) with the best in technological advances. Quite simply, classic." - Peter Wright (now GM of Rykodisc) 1987
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